Ajit my nephew, meeting with him not secret: Sharad Pawar
A day after Sharad Pawar’s ‘secret’ meeting with Ajit Pawar at an industrialist’s house in Pune, senior Pawar said it was no secret meeting.
“What is wrong with meeting my nephew? If a senior person in a family desires to meet another family member, there should not be any issue with that,” Sharad Pawar said. “He is my nephew and I am the senior-most member of the family,” Pawar said in Solapur.
The closed-door meeting between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar at industrialist Atul Chordia’s residence in Pune triggered speculation that Sharad Pawar might make some announcement regarding NCP’s split. Putting the speculations to rest, Pawar on Sunday said NCP will never align with the BJP, though some ‘well wishers’ have been trying to persuade him. Sharad Pawar did not name the well-wishers but it was obvious that he meant Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil. Patil was also present at Saturday’s meeting.
“As the national president of the NCP, I am making it clear that my party (NCP) will not go with the BJP. Any association with the Bharatiya Janata Party does not fit in NCP’s political policy,” Sharad Pawar said.
“Some of our well-wishers are trying to see if there can be any change in our stand. That is why they are trying to have a cordial discussion with us,” Sharad Pawar added.